Pharmacy & Health

1. Keni ilaç për dhimbje koke?

   Do you have headache medicine?

   Usage

   Ask for headache medicine at a pharmacy in Albania

   Grammar Note

   Albanian is an independent branch of Indo-European. "Ilaç" is a Turkish loanword for medicine

2. Më duhet ilaç për stomakun

   I need stomach medicine

   Usage

   Use when you need stomach medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Më duhet" is a dative construction meaning "I need". Albanian has a rich case system

3. Më duhet ilaç kundër diarresë

   I need anti-diarrhea medicine

   Usage

   Ask for anti-diarrhea medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Diarresë" is the genitive/ablative form of the definite "diarreja" (from "diarre", diarrhea). "Kundër" (against) is followed by this form

4. Kam ethe

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Tell the pharmacist you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   "Ethe" is the native Albanian word for fever. "Kam" is 1st person singular of "kam" (to have)

5. Kam alergji

   I have an allergy

   Usage

   Inform the pharmacist about your allergy

   Grammar Note

   "Alergji" (allergy) stays in the indefinite form as the object of "kam" (I have), as in "Kam alergji ndaj arrorëve"

6. Më duhet leukoplast ose fashë

   I need bandages/plasters

   Usage

   Ask for bandages or plasters at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Fashë" is the Albanian word for bandage/plaster. "Ose" means "or"

7. Më duhet spray kundër insekteve

   I need insect repellent

   Usage

   Ask for insect repellent at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Insekteve" is the genitive plural of "insekt" (insect), showing Albanian noun declension

8. Më duhet krem mbrojtës nga dielli

   I need sunscreen

   Usage

   Ask for sunscreen at a pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   "Krem mbrojtës nga dielli" means "protective cream from the sun" = sunscreen

9. Si duhet marrë ky ilaç?

   How do I take this medicine?

   Usage

   Ask the pharmacist how to take the medicine

   Grammar Note

   "Si" is the Albanian adverb "how". "Duhet marrë" is a passive obligation meaning "must be taken"

10. A duhet recetë?

    Do I need a prescription?

    Usage

    Check if a prescription is needed

    Grammar Note

    "A" is the Albanian yes/no question marker. "Recetë" is Latin-derived for prescription

11. recetë

    Prescription

    Usage

    Point to it when checking whether a prescription is required; definite form "receta"

12. farmaci

    Pharmacy

    Usage

    Point to it when asking for directions; shop signs usually read the definite "FARMACIA"

13. termometër

    Thermometer

    Usage

    Point to it when buying a thermometer at a pharmacy

14. fashë

    Bandage

    Usage

    A roll bandage; an adhesive plaster is "leukoplast"

15. dezinfektues

    Disinfectant

    Usage

    Point to it when buying antiseptic for a wound

16. maskë mjekësore

    Medical face mask

    Usage

    "maskë" alone can mean a carnival mask, so "mjekësore" (medical) is added

17. peceta higjienike

    Sanitary pads

    Usage

    Point to it at a pharmacy or supermarket; tampons are "tampona"

18. prezervativ

    Condom

    Usage

    Lets you buy without speaking; definite form "prezervativi"

19. pika për sy

    Eye drops

    Usage

    Literally "drops for eyes"; "pika" alone just means drops

20. ilaç kundër temperaturës

    Fever reducer

    Usage

    Medicine to bring a fever down; a painkiller is "ilaç kundër dhimbjeve"

21. Një ilaç kundër kapsllëkut, ju lutem

    A laxative, please

    Usage

    Ask for constipation medicine at a pharmacy

    Grammar Note

    As in "Më duhet ilaç kundër diarresë", "kundër" (against) takes the genitive: the definite "kapsllëku" has the genitive "kapsllëkut". The closing "ju lutem" is the polite request form for staff

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